OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says
The Australian government is launching a federal inquiry into AI companies, including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, to address concerns over data privacy and unauthorized access. Lawmakers are demanding transparency regarding how these models handle sensitive Australian data.
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As AI integration grows, the tension between technological advancement and national data security is becoming a primary regulatory challenge.
Labor’s Jo Briskey is chair of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP Labor’s Jo Briskey is chair of the Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP Australian politics OpenAI must explain action taken to stop AI hacking Australians’ private data, chair of federal inquiry says Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google
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Prefer the Guardian on Google OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the parliament’s committee on artificial intelligence has warned, ahead of federal inquiry hearings which will grill the tech company alongside Anthropic, Microsoft and Google.
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